Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| Windows RT | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-06-18 | 2020-06-03 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a global score of 59.7, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface RT's score of 58.4. Even though the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) is a bit thicker than the Microsoft Surface RT, it's much lighter and also noticeably newer. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS.
The Microsoft Surface RT and the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) both feature very similar displays, because although the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a bit worse 800 x 1280 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display density. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a bit faster CPU than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also counts with more RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has 0 less internal memory capacity. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a battery performance that is just as good as Microsoft Surface RT's battery performance.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 (HD) video resolution, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also has a camera in the back with way more mega pixels.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) is also cheaper than the other tablet, which makes it an easy choice.
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